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pink-eared duck

pink-eared duck noun: a species of duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus, endemic to Australia.

Noun

pink-eared duck (plural pink-eared ducks)

  1. A species of duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus, endemic to Australia.
    • The highly nomadic pink-eared duck is likely to be found over a vast area but depends for its living on floodwaters, which are, of course, ephemeral.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 82

Forms of pink-eared duck

pluralpink-eared ducks

Words that rhyme with pink-eared duck

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Questions about pink-eared duck

What does pink-eared duck mean?
Pink-eared duck means a species of duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus, endemic to Australia.
What part of speech is pink-eared duck?
Pink-eared duck is a noun.
What is the plural of pink-eared duck?
The plural of pink-eared duck is pink-eared ducks.

Words near pink-eared duck in the dictionary

  1. pink windmills
  2. pink-billed lark
  3. pink-billed larks
  4. pink-collar
  5. pink-collar work
  6. pink-eared duck
  7. pink-eared ducks
  8. pink-eye
  9. pink-eyed
  10. pink-eyes
  11. pink-footed geese

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